[lovich]

Historically speaking, slavery and civilization go hand in hand. Undermining the former might undermine the latter.

That's not to say that not having access to legal polygamous marriage and owning people are equal but to show that the argument doesn't really stand on it's own. The correlation between monogamy and civilization isn't necessarily causitative.

Also I'm not sure that monogamy is as paired up with civilization as you claim. Haven't Kings and leaders for large portions of history been known for their harems?

[bryanlarsen]

Revolutions are fueled by angry young men. Young men get especially angry when they don't have access to the opposite sex.

[dashundchen]

I think a lot of these comments about single men are assuming way more men would be poly than woman.

I'm wondering if that would hold true were it more culturally acceptable.

I think it also discounts that many people do have some bisexual tendencies.

[Brometheus]

Nonsens

[Freak_NL]

Not just harems, but also marriages between high-born men and women made for political reasons, with the both of them having their own lovers on the side.